in australia . the royal navy remained the primary naval force in australian waters until 1913 , when the australia station ceased and responsibility handed over to the royal australian navy ; the royal navy ' s depot ##s , dockyard ##s and structures were given to the australian people . = = = frontier warfare , 1788 – 1934 = = = the reactions of the native aboriginal inhabitants to the sudden arrival of british settlers in australia were varied , but were inevitably hostile when the settler ' s presence led to competition over resources , and to the occupation of the indigenous inhabitants ' lands . european diseases dec ##imated aboriginal populations , and the occupation or destruction of lands and food resources sometimes led
in australia. the royal navy remained the primary naval force in australian waters until 1913, when the australia station ceased and responsibility handed over to the royal australian navy ; the royal navy's depots, dockyards and structures were given to the australian people. = = = frontier warfare, 1788 – 1934 = = = the reactions of the native aboriginal inhabitants to the sudden arrival of british settlers in australia were varied, but were inevitably hostile when the settler's presence led to competition over resources, and to the occupation of the indigenous inhabitants'lands. european diseases decimated aboriginal populations, and the occupation or destruction of lands and food resources sometimes led